Some of my favorite things (including a few hacks) that I am using to homeschool my Kindergartner this year.
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Sections
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Art
Reading and Writing
STEAM
Reusability
Movement
Stay Organized
Art
Obviously, as an artist, I believe art is a necessary part of school and childhood. My goal right now is to simply provide my daughter a variety of materials and allow her the freedom to discover how they work.
This is not just your ordinary art set - You don't just get the physical set but NIL-Tech's Watercoloring Pencils and sketching pencils includes exclusive access to online Library of Best Drawing Books which is useful for all skill levels where you c...
NIL - TECH Drawing Art Supplies – 55pc Colored Pencils For Kids, Teens, And Adults Includes Charcoal, Graphite, Sketch Pencils Digital Ebook Library Of Drawing Tutorials And Sketch book
This is a great set for having different colors of quality paper for drawing and coloring on.
Funcils Toddler Scissor Skills - Art Supplies & Crafts Kit for Kids, Safety Scissors, Fine Motor Toys, Montessori Gifts for Boys & Girls Ages 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Year Old, Preschool Learning Activity Books
Of course my daughter is going to start with not the most simple to make friendship bracelet. She did a great job though, although I did help a little.
P&C Friendship Bracelet Kit for Girls 8-12
What really makes learning stick is having different ways to repeat the same things. So we are using these to practice letters and sight words and math in the bath, My daughter thinks it's hilarious to do school in the tub. And if she's having fun, a...
Funcils Learn to Write for Kids - Educational Toys & Games, Preschool & Kindergarten Learning Activities, Writing Practice Book, Birthday Gifts for Girls and Boys for Ages 3, 4, 5, 6 Year Old
What a fun manipulative for English language practice and learning.
Cinema Light Box with Letters – Marquee Color Changing Light Box Sign with 386 Black & Color Letters & Emoji & 2 Markers- Premium Light Up Letter Board – 16 Dimmable Remote-Controlled Colored Options
X-bet MAGNET Foam Magnets and Magnetic Letters for Toddlers and Kids - ABC Alphabet Magnets for Refrigerator and Dry Erase Board - Baby Magnets for Fridge and Whiteboard - Ideal for Kids!
STEAM
STEAM is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogues and critical thinking.
This is what we use as our core curriculum for both our children for math. It's free, secular and online. This is the website link. There is also an app that functions slightly differently for younger children. I recommend both!
Plugable USB Digital Microscope 250x, 2MP Micro Camera with Flexible Arm Stand - Handheld USB & USB-C Microscope for Adults & Kids, Windows, Mac, ChromeOS, Linux, Android, iPad Compatible
AI Kids Tablet with Scanner - 50000+ Content AI Tutor Learning Tablet with ELA, Math, ABC, Word, Read, Phonics, STEM for Homeschooler Educational Study for PreK - G6 (TalPad T100 with Keyboard)
The brand was gracious enough to send me one to test out - my favorite part of this laminator is by far the size. I typically don't laminate anything larger than a standard sheet of paper, but with my old laminator there was no room for error, with t...
Laminator Machine 11X17 with 70Letter Size Laminating Sheets for A3/A4,13Inch Wide Thermal Hot&Cold 2Roller Lamination Laminated 3-5mil for Office Home School Teacher,with Paper Cutter,Corner Rounder
Extra Fine Tip Liquid Chalk Markers for Blackboard (30 Pack 1mm) Pastel + Neon Chalk Pens - Erasable Dry Erase Marker for Chalkboard, Blackboards, Window, Bistro, Car - Fine Tip Chalkboard Markers
Thermalabs Beach Blanket Mandala 59'' Soft Round Beach Throw with Vibrant Colors Perfect for Beach Picnic Yoga Bath & More Dry Quickly Ideal for Women Circle Mandala Beach Blanket, Unicorn
Get the 8 pack - we use these tray all the time! So many games and toys and learning manipulatives have a million components and these trays are amazing for keeping them all handy and visible, but also contained.
DOODLE HOG Set of 8 Art Trays for Kids, Great for Lego, Sand, Crafts, Painting, Montessori, Rainbow Tray for Classroom, Craft Trays for Kids
New York has some of the most strict Homeschooling regulations in the Country - here is a link to their site and be sure to check out Part 100.10 Regulations
Home Instruction
Homeschool laws vary from state to state, but this resource is valid in all 50 states.
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Florida - This was the umbrella school we used for many years while homeschooling in Florida and I highly recommend them.
